I had read post on the internet that they were able to get some ports open from JIO but I have failed every time I tried, half the customer support guys dont even understand what I am talking about.
Has anyone here managed to get one?
I know tailscale is an option to bypass CG-NAT and till now I have been using that but now I am planning to host a book server for my friends and families and the numbers of users in causing a hindrance.
The last resort will be to use No-IP DNS domain to access server but that will limit my accessibility.
It would be nice to have a Public IP, It opens the world for so many posibilites.
Look into Pangolin. It is a self hosted reverse proxy which would solve all your problems and more. Rent a cheap server from racknerd for almost 1k a year and you would be good to go.
Though I don’t have any use currently but I would like to know how to do it, I was trying to set up remote access on my ps4 and this would be helpful.
I don’t think I ever saw a successful case of port forwarding on Jio IPv4. IPv6 doesn’t need port forwarding, if set up properly. But almost all ISPs offer dynamic IPv6 only. The cheapest option would be tailscale/cloudfared/DDNS with ipv6 (free). Next would be getting a VPS, you can get cheap ones for 6-12Euro/year. Set up a wireguard and forward traffic as necessary, or set up pangolin, you might need a domain for that. LowEndTalk has good deals usually, if you can ignore summerhosts.
I had successfully done port mapping for 3 ports. You have to call them up and tell them you need to access 3 Security cameras. Tell them:
LAN IP address of the machines.
Their MAC addresses. God knows why they need it. Maybe for crime reporting if needed lol.
The local ports of every machine you want to forward to.
They also need camera/NVR Make and model. So give fake Hikvision NVR model numbers like DS-7616Ni-K2, DS-7832-M4 something.
You must tell them it’s for NVR cameras otherwise they reject. Once the port is forwarded by the backend team, you will see the entries in JFHG.
The engineer will call you up but tell him not to come. Just ask him the Server IP address and the 3 forwarded port numbers. That’s all you need to know
Pros:
When it works, it works.
Once you have the Server IP address and mapped port numbers, you can change it to anything. MAC address which you gave out don’t matter. But they need to be correct for the backend to verify and map the ports first. Don’t give out fake non-existent MAC addresses. The devices should be turned on and connected to JFHG when the backend is setting up port mapping in your JFHG.
It can be used for Remote Desktop or any incoming service like CCTV cameras or particular old games.
Cons:
Only 3 forwarded ports are allowed.
This is not Port-Forwarding. It is just port mapping.
If you have a power failure at your house for more than 24 hrs, then the mapping is disabled with no way to reactivate.
Your call to customer care has to end in 30 mins or it gets auto disconnected. This is a strange Jio policy. You got to start again. So make sure you have MAC addresses, IP addresses ready.
If a particular mapping is unused for certain period, it also stops working.
Proves that Jio is an extremely user hostile company. I got rid of my Jio FTTH connection last year and haven’t looked back again. F them.